It's a forged stainless blade, set in a stacked birch bark / birch wood handle with brown micarta in there as well. It was a gift from another hoodlum years ago, and I figured it'd be better off making the rounds where someone might use it more <img src='http://hoodswoods.net/IVB/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />/> I loved how light and wicked sharp it is. Hope you put it to good use!